India’s Great Leap Forward
A year on the Prime Minister’s Great Idea may have turned out to be a dud Mao ZeDong’s Great Leap Forward [1] has to be the most outstanding example of …
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The end of infatuation with Modi and regrets – aka – rats fleeing sinking ship
We’ve been seeing this phenomenon all through since the 2014 Lok Sabha election that swept the BJP to power in India. Assorted supporters of Modi and BJP backing off warily …
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Do parents really care about child safety or do they want to outsource caring for children?
Disclosure of bias: I am biased against mainstream schools as currently exist in India and think they do more harm than good. We need better schools and for reasons more …
Yet another rationalist murdered. Yet another step closer to losing fear #GauriLankesh #RationalistMurders
Senior journalist and rationalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead at home today. Her killers knocked on her door and when she opened it, they gunned her down. Yet another vocal …
The gender war: To take sides or not?
Rape apologist is a term I have become very familiar with it. Every time there is an outrage on social media with accusations of rape or harassment made against a …
A morning bicycle ride on a rainy dawn
A bicycle ride on a monsoon morning turned into an impromptu discussion of the world at large. Conversation drives democracy.
3 Aadhaar vulnerabilities that anyone could exploit
The ongoing denial of UIDAI and the government of Aadhaar vulnerabilities remains a concern. Many people don’t understand how Aadhaar could be a problem. There are many and documented ways …
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Some thoughts on rising intolerance, paranoia and plain irrationality
I tend to have very strong opinions, so my contempt for the increasing “stupidification” of India is hardly a secret. This is a cause for alarm, because it is indeed …
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#Modi@3: Three years in, dark days ahead
In many ways, Narendra Modi’s celebration of three years in power represents what the man and his government stands for. He inaugurated the Dhola-Sadiya bridge in Assam, which is immediately spun as …